Zac Alexander (born 11 February 1989) is an Australian professional

squash Squash most often refers to: * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets * Squash (plant), the fruit of vines of the genus ''Cucurbita'' Squash may also refer to: Sports * Squash (professional wrestling), an extr ...

player. He reached a career-high

PSA PSA, PsA, Psa, or psa may refer to: Biology and medicine * Posterior spinal artery * Primary systemic amyloidosis, a disease caused by the accumulation of abnormal proteins * Prostate-specific antigen, an enzyme used as a blood tracer for pro ...

ranking of World No. 36 in September 2012 and has won a total of 26 PSA titles. Zac won a men's doubles squash gold medal at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

on the Gold Coast, teamed up with David Palmer defeating

Daryl Selby Daryl Selby (born 3 November 1982) is a former professional squash player who represented England. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 9 in April 2010. Biography Selby attended Brentwood School, Essex as his secondary scho ...

and

Adrian Waller Adrian Waller (born 26 December 1989) is a professional squash player who represents England. He reached a career high ranking of 17 in the world during November 2019. Career Waller won British Junior National titles at various age categor ...

of England (11–9, 3-11, 11-6). Zac also won a silver medal at the World Doubles in Darwin in 2016 and a gold medal at the Malaysian Open Doubles Championships later the same year. This has been a very successful period for Zac who made the Australian doubles team for the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwea ...

in Glasgow. However, he was forced to leave the games early when the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled the higher-ranked singles player ( Matthew Karwalski) should take his spot. In the lead up to the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Zac dominated squash tournaments for the 2016-2017 season in Australia: * Winner Tasmanian Open 2016 (defeated Ko Youngjo (KOR) 3-0: 11-8, 11-1, 11-4) * Winner NSW Squash Open 2016 (defeated Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 11-9) * Winner North Coast Open 2016 (defeated Joshua Larkin (AUS)13-11 11-4 11-2) * Winner Q Squash Ltd Queensland open 2016 (defeated Joshua Larkin (AUS) 3-1: 11-9, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7) * Winner Mackay Open 2016 (defeated Manuel Wanner (SUI) 11-6, 11-8, 11-3) * Winner Pacific Toyota Cairns Squash International 2016 (defeated Steven Finitis (AUS) 11-6, 11-4, 9-11, 11-7) * Winner Pure Blonde Elanora Open 2017 (defeated Josh Larkin (AUS) 11-2, 11-6, 11-6) * Winner Australian Closed Championships 2017 (defeated Rhys Dowling (AUS) 11-7, 11-2, 11-1).

References

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Zac 1989 births Living people Australian male squash players Commonwealth Games gold medallists in squash Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Squash players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Squash players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Squash players from Brisbane Sportsmen from Queensland 20th-century Australian sportsmen 21st-century Australian sportsmen